印度北阿坎德邦癫痫的知识、态度与实践情况
Knowledge, attitude and practice of epilepsy in Uttarakhand, India.
作者信息
Goel Deepak, Dhanai J S, Agarwal Alka, Mehlotra V, Saxena V
机构信息
Department of Neurology, HIHT University, Himalayan Institute, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, India.
出版信息
Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2011 Apr;14(2):116-9. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.82799.
OBJECTIVES
This study was conducted to find out knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of epilepsy among 12(th)-class students in Uttarakhand state. Secondly data of Uttarakhand was compared with KAP study from other parts of the country.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
All 12(th)-class students studying in six schools of randomly selected 36 villages in Chakrata block of Dehradun district of Uttarakhand state were provided a printed questionnaire having answer as "yes or no". This questionnaire used was used previously by various authors and validated for KAP analysis. These filled questionnaires were collected by village health workers and medical officer.
RESULTS
This study conducted on 219, 12(th)-class students revealed that epilepsy was heard by 98%, 74.9% thought epilepsy a mental disease and 4.8% believed that it is contagious. Negative attitude showed as nearly 2/3(rd) students stated that epilepsy is hindrance in marriage and occupation. Nearly 41% would use onion or shoe for terminating seizure attack. Ayurvedic treatment was preferred over allopathic drugs.
CONCLUSIONS
Study on 12(th)-class students of Uttarakhand revealed poor knowledge, attitude and practice for epilepsy and needs special education program to dispel these misconceptions.
目的
开展本研究以了解北阿坎德邦12年级学生对癫痫的知识、态度和行为（KAP）。其次，将北阿坎德邦的数据与该国其他地区的KAP研究进行比较。
材料与方法
向北阿坎德邦德拉敦区查克拉塔街区随机抽取的36个村庄中6所学校的所有12年级学生发放一份印有“是或否”答案的问卷。该问卷曾被多位作者使用过，并经过验证可用于KAP分析。这些填写好的问卷由乡村卫生工作者和医务人员收集。
结果
对219名12年级学生开展的本研究显示，98%的学生听说过癫痫，74.9%的学生认为癫痫是一种精神疾病，4.8%的学生认为它具有传染性。消极态度表现为近三分之二的学生表示癫痫是婚姻和职业的障碍。近41%的学生会使用洋葱或鞋子来终止癫痫发作。与西药相比，学生们更倾向于阿育吠陀疗法。
结论
对北阿坎德邦12年级学生的研究表明，他们对癫痫的知识、态度和行为较差，需要开展特殊教育项目以消除这些误解。
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